...that sat Fast by hell-gate, and kept the fatal key, Risen, and with hideout outcry rush'd between. L'ALLEGRO. Hence, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus...the night-raven sings ; There under ebon shades, and low brow'd rocks As ragged as thy locks, In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell. But come, thou goddess...

...that sat Fast by hell-gate, and kept the fatal key, Risen, and with hideous outcry rush'd between. L'ALLEGRO. Hence, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus...the night-raven sings; There under ebon shades, and low brow'd rocks As ragged as thy locks, In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell. But come, thou goddess...

...gorgeous east, with richest hand, Showers, on her kings barbaric, pearlv and gold', Satan exalted sat. 2. Hence ! loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest...brooding darkness spreads his jealous wings And the night raven sings ; There, under ebon shades and low-brow' d rocks, As ragged as thy locks, In dark...

...that sat Fast by hell-gate, and kept the fatal key, Risen, and with hideous outcry rush'd between. L'ALLEGRO. Hence, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus...some uncouth cell, Where brooding Darkness spreads her jealous wings, And the night-raven sings; There under ebon shades, and low-brow'd rocks As ragged...

...that sat Fast by hell-gate, and kept the fatal key, Risen, and with hideous outcry rush'd between. L'ALLEGRO. Hence, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus...some uncouth cell, Where brooding Darkness spreads her jealous wings, And the night-raven sings; There under ebon shades, and low-brow'd rocks As ragged...

...that sat Fast by hell-gate, and kept the fatal key, Risen, and with hideous outcry rush'd between. L'ALLEGRO. Hence, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus...some uncouth cell, Where brooding Darkness spreads her jealous wings, And the night-raven sings ; There under ebon shades, and low-brow'd rocks As ragged...

...last he rose, and twitched his mantle blue ; To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new. L'ALLEGRO.1 HENCE, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest...'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy : 1 L'Allegro — " The cheerful man." The design of this, and the following poem is to represent in...

...that sat Fast by hell-gate, and kept the fatal key, Risen, and with hideous outcry rush'd between. L'ALLEGRO. Hence, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus...and blackest midnight born In Stygian cave forlorn, 'Mongat horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy! Find out some uncouth cell, Where brooding Darkness...

...noon-day about him, in the other, the shades of night. L'ALLEGRO. Hence, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerebus and blackest midnight born, In Stygian cave forlorn,...shades, and low-brow'd rocks. As ragged as thy locks, In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell. But come, thou goddess, fair and free, In heaven yclept Euphrosyne,...

...just designs of Greece ; Return in all thy simple state ; Confirm the tales her sons relate. COLLINS. L'ALLEGRO. HENCE, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus...forlorn, 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unFind out some uncouth cell, [holy ; Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings, And the night-raven...